Mastering the Secret of the Deed, Entering the Realm of Time, and Diverting Disaster to Awaken a Fierce Spirit

Ye Tian sat cross-legged atop the black coffin and slowly opened his eyes.

At that instant, two Rivers of Years seemed to surge deep within his eyes, with fragments of time dancing through them.

It was the phenomenon that marked his initial mastery of the Secret of the Deed.

"The Secret of the Deed... truly profound."

Ye Tian murmured and raised his hand.

With a light sweep of his fingertip, the void before him did not tear apart. Instead, it twisted and folded strangely.

He had the impression that, if he wished, a single step would carry him across hundreds of millions of miles of mountains and rivers.

He could even briefly break free of time's shackles and stand within the gap between the "past" and the "future."

“This is only one of the Nine Secrets, yet it possesses such heaven-defying power, reaching into the realm of time that even God Sovereigns struggle to touch.”

"If I could gather all nine secret arts—Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Zhen, Lie, Qian, and Xing—and unite all nine into one to evolve chaos... what a sight that would be!"

A surge of heroic ambition rose in Ye Tian's heart.

It was his yearning for the Great Dao, his unwavering devotion to the invincible path.

"There is no art in this world that I, Ye Tian, cannot obtain."

“Sooner or later, all the Nine Secrets will be mine for the taking.”

Ye Tian rose, drawing his aura entirely inward and returning to unadorned simplicity.

Now, he looked like nothing more than a noble young gentleman of the mortal world.

But only true experts could sense what lay beneath that seemingly tranquil body.

What kind of colossal beast of chaos lurked there, capable of devouring all the heavens.

"Let's go."

"We've finished digesting this cicada.